Innovation is defined simply as a "new idea, device, or method". However, innovation is often also viewed as the application of better solutions that meet new requirements, unarticulated needs, or existing market needs. As defined in Wikipedia.
It’s always difficult to foretell the future, especially the future in the capability, place and role of technology. Technology in itself continues to evolve with periodic quantum shifts, but it's the application of that capability that is the raw material of innovation. Years ago the engineers at PARC removed the limitations on the capability of the available technology, which led to the creation of the bedrock of technologies that we see today.
